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Beautiful young Jeanne Marat, "a wild flower of the North", lives alone in the Canadian wilderness. Her only visitor is Bruce Cameron of the Royal Mounted Police, who harbors strong feelings for the girl. Their blossoming romance is hindered by the sudden arrival of Pierre, Jeanne's long-lost brother. Pierre has discovered the identity of the man who killed his and Jeanne's parents many years ago -- Inspector Brandt, now Bruce's superior officer. Learning of Pierre's plans for revenge, Jeanne...

Scientific genius Professor Brent, inventor of a ray gun that controls electrical energy, is kidnapped by evil hombres Dawson (Walter Miller) and Kincaid (Wheeler Oakman). They use the invention to shoot down and pillage mail planes transporting valuable bonds. Professor Brent's sleuthing daughter Natalie (Claudia Dell) investigates her father's mysterious disappearance. Hot sparks fly between her and undercover G-Man Tim Caverly (Tim McCoy) as they follow the trail of airplane disasters to...

In a gritty mining town in New Mexico, Mexican-American workers go on strike to protest their dangerous working conditions and low wages. They meet with fierce opposition from company thugs and local sheriff's deputies. After vicious beatings and the suffering of the miners' families, the wives and mothers of the striking workers take over the picket line in a final demand for justice.Stylistically mirroring Italian neo-realism, Salt of the Earth was produced, directed and written by victims...

As an agent for Skip Tracers Ltd., it's Jimmy Parker's job to track down deadbeats who don't pay their monthly installments and to confiscate their purchases. But when the repossessed item in question is a table model radio, Parker (James Dunn) has no idea that a bag full of diamond jewelry stolen from the home of movie star is stashed inside the console. What follows is a hilarious series of rapid fire chases through the Hollywood Hills with cops arresting bill collectors, jewel thieves...

Although he is known as the finest fencer in Prague, Balduin bemoans his lot in life. In the depths of his despair, the poor university student is accosted by the mysterious Scapinelli, who makes him a deal that seems too good to be true: in exchange for his choice of Balduin's meager possessions, Scapinelli offers the staggering sum of 600,000 gold pieces. Agreeing to the terms, Balduin watches in amazement as Scapinelli approaches the mirror and summons Balduin's reflection from it, walking...

The "Dr. Christian" radio show, co-created by star Jean Hersholt, captivated audiences from 1937 to 1953 and spurred six independently produced motion pictures. In the third installment of these cinematic time capsules, Dr. Christian Meets The Women, the hometown physician confronts the unique and timeless American obsession with dieting.Disreputable but smooth-talking Professor Kenneth Parker steamrolls into the town of River's End with a weight loss program that promises dangerously...

Riding atop his swift, ebony stallion Black Jack, Federal Marshal Allan "Rocky" Lane attempts to prevent Henry Mason (Roy Barcroft), a crooked railroad agent, from cheating dozens of Cedar Rock ranchers out of their valuable property. In order to prove that the ruthless swindler is a murderer, the Marshal convinces a prison warden to let prisoner Bill Anderson escape from the state penitentiary. The Marshal believes Anderson will lead him to Mason's gang and the evidence he needs to lock up...

Crash Corrigan and the Range Busters infiltrate a gang of outlaws led by the mysterious Whip. Posing as an imprisoned stage coach robber, Crash is sprung from his cell by fellow Range Buster Dusty King. Inmate Red Langdon, a member of the Whip's gang, offers the pair a place to hide out if he can join the prison break. Having gained Langdon's trust, they make their way to Fugitive Valley, where the rest of the Whip's criminal underlings are laying low. Along with third Range Buster, "Alibi,"...

Join host John Newland, your guide into the world of the unknown, in this classic TV series that aired in 1959. Based on unexplained real life stories, we are taken beyond the five senses through dramatizations of supernatural happenings to everyday people.The Secret: A woman is left lonely and isolated by her domineering husband. She takes comfort in the arms of an invisible lover that seems to come from the beyond.The Dark Room: A female photo journalist takes an apartment in France and...

In the fourth of six Dr. Christian films, Remedy For Riches, the hamlet of River's End is flush with money and proclaims itself the "Most Prosperous Little Community in the Country." The good doctor (Jean Hersholt) keeps watch over the townspeople and passes his off-duty hours as a food tester for a host of little old ladies perfecting their culinary arts for competition in the upcoming County Bazaar.Tom Stewart (Warren Hull), an old college football friend of drug store soda-jerk Roy Davis...

Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963, Color): The mighty warrior Ursus rescues a drowning princess and this heroic act unintentionally triggers a bloody massacre. The king of a tribe of fire-worshippers is convinced by a traitorous general that Ursus has defiled the princess, and that her honor must be avenged by slaughtering the defenseless citizens of the strongman's village. After the surprise attack that follows, Ursus sneaks into the enemy capital, where he discovers that the king has been...

A mysterious criminal known only as 'The Shadow' is blackmailing the wealthiest citizens of London. Scotland Yard is on the case, but anyone who discovers clues to the Shadow's true identity is murdered. Chief Inspector Fleming believes that the killer is one of the guests at his sprawling mansion. But with his boarders including a former safecracker and a mystery novelist in search of his next bestseller, uncovering the Shadow's secret may not be as easy as he thinks.The Shadow is based on a...